LPB - Black or Tort PG?

[bassdscho]

Which choice in Pickguard...Black or Tort? Or is there another color you like? And why?

Show pics if you have them.

For me white was the best fit.

 

[murphy]

 

[Clark Westfield]

Tort for sure!

 

[murphy]

 

[covermego]

I don’t know why but I think tort looks better on blue than anything else.

As one that has had tort on many a LPB bass, I agree.......... well, mostly. Lately I have been in the "Single ply matte black" pickguard camp. Sorry, no pic.
I'm thinking maybe it's because it gives it an old school hot-rodded effect. Kinda like matte black stripes on a '68 Chevelle or something, lol.

 

[Plain Old Barry]

I agree. When you have a really nice base color like, LPB, you didn't need anything snazzy to dress it up.

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It's the Robert Palmer video of basses!


That said, NICE herd!

 

[steve_kyle]

Yeah, my wife likes the black better, but I think the tort works with the Rosewood fretboard more.

Agreed, the Tort ties in better with the fretboard.

 

[steve_kyle]

Found a jazz in LPB with the black pearloid

 

[Mike Vee]

It's NOT one of my favorite colors with tort, and definitely not black (I typically like to match what came from the factory - black only looks good with white, sunburst or natural IMO).

I prefer white or mint green with LPB.

 

[Mike Vee]

For me white was the best fit.

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THIS

 

[Gervais Cote]

Tort for sure!
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With a maple neck, yes !

 

[J Wilson]

I voted BLACK (would kill with black hardware), but then, I like OTHER a lot as well . . . .

 

[Spectre Gunner]

I voted other because one color that works better than regular black on LPB is the dark black pearl like the pickguard that comes on the Tony Franklin signature PJ LPB fretless.

 

[BeyondFiredUp]

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Gold anodized - with ashtray covers!

BBB

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You both beat me to it. Anodized or cream. However, the black and tort are fine as well. The LPB is sweetly versatile.

 

[BeyondFiredUp]

I voted BLACK (would kill with black hardware), but then, I like OTHER a lot as well . . . .

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Dang, J Wilson, that is beautiful with the white pups and matching hs.

 

[J Wilson]

Dang, J Wilson, that is beautiful with the white pups and matching hs.

I always liked that look on Strats, Fender does a bass like that once in a while, but not often.

Somehow the white knobs look dorky to me on a bass. Go Figure, maybe they're not big enough. The chrome witch hats on this work on that chrome plate much better.

Thanks.

 

[Parzival]

As one that has had tort on many a LPB bass, I agree.......... well, mostly. Lately I have been in the "Single ply matte black" pickguard camp. Sorry, no pic.
I'm thinking maybe it's because it gives it an old school hot-rodded effect. Kinda like matte black stripes on a '68 Chevelle or something, lol.

And I think more of a red tort serves the blue well. The first parts bass I built was a blue P with red tort. Did a lot of gigs with that bass.

 

[Kacey Y]

With the rosewood board, I think the reddish tort looks better (or maybe just more "classic"), though I prefer a black guard on LPB with a maple board.

 

[Plain Old Barry]

Found a jazz in LPB with the black pearloid

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That's it, right there... I need to take a pic of my Sadowsky, The blue and black pearl just make it!